Money no longer matters to AI’s top talent
Nilay Patel
created: Feb. 19, 2026, 3 p.m. | updated: Feb. 19, 2026, 6:13 p.m.
Today on Decoder we’re going to talk about the war for AI talent.
They’re really saying these things.
At the same time, the incentives of the AI companies themselves are going from raising money to making money.
The AI industry right now is full of drama.
There’s big characters, bitter rivalries, lots of money, and really, really long blog posts about the end of the world.
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